ABF tie chain (aka Review my Attire 5)

[CMcG]

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I do appreciate what you're saying about the shirt's pattern not being apparent at a distance... it works, but I agree with Jersey Lawyer that you could get away with a bolder pattern still.

The different green shades (hose and kilt) might have bothered me a touch in the past, but not so much any more as my adapts. BTW, I think one of the most versatile colors of hose you can have is claret. They can work well with an "unmatched" array of almost any tone, and they also work well, IMHO, for formal wear.

So with this first outfit, I think you put your toe in the water, but let's see you dive in!... I'm looking forward to the "Jock specs" outfit next!

Thanks for the encouragement and advice Ken.

As for the shirt, I have managed to acquire a proper tattersall at the thrift shop and will showcase it in the Jock specs outfit. The subtle pattern of the shirt in the pics above seemed more appropriate for a dressier outfit... would something like gingham still have worked, or is that more for daywear?

As for the hose, my eye has yet to adapt and the two different shades of green are still clashing for me. Matching aside, I do appreciate the license to wear my highest quality kilt hose (thick green wool, nice cabling, yellow marl). As I mentioned before, they came with an eBay jacket and I had never worn them because they don't match

Finding a variety of hose colours on a tight budget becomes a bit of a problem though, claret or otherwise. In my price range (i.e. less than $20 including shipping and tax) one finds mostly the dreaded white, but also black, bottle green, lovat green, lovat blue, navy, and maybe brown.

I have black, lovat green, and navy but those all match my tartan! I don't much care for brown... I'm contemplating a pair of lovat blue hose for the Jock specs outfit... but I should probably stick with what I've got and "sock" my money into paying tuition There is always Christmas though...

[KFCarter]

Thanks for the encouragement and advice Ken.

As for the shirt, I have managed to acquire a proper tattersall at the thrift shop and will showcase it in the Jock specs outfit. The subtle pattern of the shirt in the pics above seemed more appropriate for a dressier outfit... would something like gingham still have worked, or is that more for daywear?

As for the hose, my eye has yet to adapt and the two different shades of green are still clashing for me. Matching aside, I do appreciate the license to wear my highest quality kilt hose (thick green wool, nice cabling, yellow marl). As I mentioned before, they came with an eBay jacket and I had never worn them because they don't match

Finding a variety of hose colours on a tight budget becomes a bit of a problem though, claret or otherwise. In my price range (i.e. less than $20 including shipping and tax) one finds mostly the dreaded white, but also black, bottle green, lovat green, lovat blue, navy, and maybe brown.

I have black, lovat green, and navy but those all match my tartan! I don't much care for brown... I'm contemplating a pair of lovat blue hose for the Jock specs outfit... but I should probably stick with what I've got and "sock" my money into paying tuition There is always Christmas though...

I get your drift about the smaller pattern and the dressier look you were going for. I do think that the "less constrained" approach is particularly suited to daywear.

Certainly with the "two greens" issue, I think it's better to be in a totally different color than in two "arguing" shades of the same color... again, why claret is so great... it isn't going to "argue" with most kilt tones, even with red-based tartans IMHO.

Understand you need to "sock" () that money away for the important stuff, but you could start a change jar and empty your pockets (or your sporran!) and the end of the day of whatever has collected there. You'd be surprised how fast you'd accumulate enough for some nice Lewis Hose from the Scottish Tartan Museum Gift Shop

Keep up the good work!

[CMcG]

Well done laddie! The tie looks well on you and unsurprisingly,for me, it fits in with your attire well and I have no doubts whatsoever that the tie will fit in with much of your attire in the future.

The great thing about regimental style ties is that you can choose to, as in your case with the ABF tie, pick out stripe(s) to highlight. In your case you have chosen blue and green(not trying to subconsciously match things are we?) stripe. If you wanted to you could highlight the red and blue by tying the knot in a slightly different place. Versatile these ties.

Thanks Jock As I've never had a regimental tie before, I had never considered that one might pick out stripes to highlight. If I highlighted matching colours, I assure you it was purely by chance!

<snip> I'll accept the challenge to participate in the chain. I've been searching goodwill for jackets to convert and tattersal shirts. The only bit of kit I'll be waiting on will be one jacket to be converted.

Once the jacket is ready I'll PM you to continue the chain and we can get the next member in line.

That's great Tiny. Just let me know when you're ready.

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Certainly with the "two greens" issue, I think it's better to be in a totally different color than in two "arguing" shades of the same color... again, why claret is so great... it isn't going to "argue" with most kilt tones, even with red-based tartans IMHO.

Understand you need to "sock" () that money away for the important stuff, but you could start a change jar and empty your pockets (or your sporran!) and the end of the day of whatever has collected there. You'd be surprised how fast you'd accumulate enough for some nice Lewis Hose from the Scottish Tartan Museum Gift Shop

Keep up the good work!

Fear not, I already have a change jar going. But I was trying to save for a hand-sewn kilt... upgraded hose will have to take a number and get in line

I agree that claret is a unique enough colour that it probably wouldn't argue with most kilt tones. Can anyone think of other hose colours with similar properties?

Ultimately, I think part of the non-matching thing is to not think about it too much... from that perspective, just picking out my best hose and putting them on is probably better than playing spin the colour wheel...

[Cygnus]

I agree that claret is a unique enough colour that it probably wouldn't argue with most kilt tones. Can anyone think of other hose colours with similar properties?

I'm quite partial to purple.

[lethearen]

Finding a variety of hose colours on a tight budget becomes a bit of a problem though, claret or otherwise. In my price range (i.e. less than $20 including shipping and tax) one finds mostly the dreaded white, but also black, bottle green, lovat green, lovat blue, navy, and maybe brown.

I had good luck getting a couple pairs of white hose from ebay (W Brewins, I think? wbsocks is the seller name), then dying them with Ritt fabric dye. The claret I chose turned out really well. The hunter green came out more olive, but still look ok.

In any case, check out your local fabric store and you'll find you can have any colour hose your heart desires for about 10$

[CMcG]

I had good luck getting a couple pairs of white hose from ebay (W Brewins, I think? wbsocks is the seller name), then dying them with Ritt fabric dye. The claret I chose turned out really well. The hunter green came out more olive, but still look ok.

In any case, check out your local fabric store and you'll find you can have any colour hose your heart desires for about 10$

Thanks Lethearen.

The olive coloured hose I'm wearing in the second outfit of post #20 were also dyed from white with hunter green dye. But you say the claret actually worked, eh?

At the moment I'm investigating a new source for budget kilt hose, which I don't want to reveal until I've tested them... at $6.68 including shipping, it's worth a try! And a talented friend of mine is planning to hand-knit some hose for me. I look forward to Christmas or my birthday to see what she comes up with